Exclusive: Thepeer returns $357,000 as investors move on from demands for an audit
Thepeer shut down in April 2024 and returned $357,960 to investors in June. The startup raised $2.1 million in a June 2022 seed round but had only $450,000 left when it shut down.
Kippa users demand access to data as the fintech quietly pivots
500,000 business people used the Kippa app for bookkeeping, but it has been inaccessible since January 2024. Users are unable to access critical data like inventory, transactions, debtors, income, expenses, payments, and invoices.
Exclusive: Kippa Cofounder Duke Ekezie exits after agency banking shutdown, embarks on new venture
Duke Ekezie left Kippa after the shutdown of Kippa Pay. Uche Jepthat, the CTO and co-founder, also left the company.
Exclusive: With three years of runway left, Kippa explains why it exited agency banking
Kippa announced an $8.4m raise in September 2022 for its agency banking business, KippaPay. Kippa has decided to retreat from agency banking after the 500,000 merchants it acquired struggled due to the Nigerian economy slowing down.
What Kippa’s Kennedy Ekezie has learnt about building a fast-growing startup at 25
Kennedy Ekezie-Joseph and his brother started a software recruiting startup in Nigeria, but it didn't grow as fast as they wanted. They created Kippa, a fintech startup revolutionizing bookkeeping and digital payments for small businesses in Nigeria.
